pertwk Chapter 234 The boots have finally fallen.
Chapter 234 The boots have finally fallen.
Chapter 234 The boots have finally fallen.
Hearing that all 300 million yen would be donated to the village for the protection of red-crowned cranes and other migratory birds, Kogoro Mori, who is always extravagant and spends money lavishly, was extremely envious.
Although this money had absolutely nothing to do with him, it didn't stop him from wanting to become a red-crowned crane and enjoy the care of those 300 million yen.
Looking at the lifelike red-crowned crane standing beside him, he dismissed the idea, at least it wouldn't be turned into a specimen for exhibition after it died: "This specimen looks just like it's alive."
Upon hearing this, Machida Shuzo took a sip of tea and remained silent.
Machida Yasushi sensed something was off and quickly tried to smooth things over by changing the subject, saying, "Brother, I saw the hunting rifle in your car. Does that mean there are poachers again?"
The old man nodded, his expression serious: "Thanks to Mr. Akutagawa, otherwise there would probably be another specimen in this room."
If the missing red-crowned crane hadn't been discovered, the loss would have been even greater, let alone making it into a specimen to promote the beauty of the red-crowned crane and other migratory birds to young people and inspire them to protect these beautiful creatures.
Even leaving behind a single feather shows that those poachers have a conscience.
Wherever Conan arrives, the first thing he does is observe his surroundings. He also noticed the tempered glass placed to the side. Professor Agasa stood by and explained, "This is tempered glass. It's the kind used on airplanes."
However, is it necessary to use this type of glass for household windows?
Although Machida Shuzo is very wealthy, he actually seems quite frugal, and the frosted glass on this window is made of ordinary material.
"Because there are many naughty children nearby, the glass breaks easily. I plan to replace it with tempered glass so I can still see the migratory birds outside at any time."
Akutagawa thought of his silly bird named Bourbon, who seemed to have only recently learned to recognize transparent objects. For ordinary birds, and even most animals, it is difficult to know that glass exists.
Putting aside other issues, there are actually quite a few cases of humans accidentally bumping into glass because it's been wiped too clean.
So he casually remarked, "I think frosted glass would be better."
Shuzo Machida was taken aback, wanting to hear the famous detective's opinion: "What do you mean?"
With Akutagawa Hiko's explanation, Machida Shuzo suddenly understood.
Although the probability isn't high, not seeing someone smash their head against the glass and die is definitely not an extremely low-probability event that can be ignored.
If this happens even once, it will absolutely break the heart of this old man who loves birds as much as his own life.
"Tempered glass isn't unusable either. Just put some eye-catching stickers on it, and you won't have to worry about them bumping into you."
The atmosphere was very harmonious for a moment, but the arrival of two people broke the tranquility. They were Machida Shuzo's two children, namely the older sister Machida Noriko and the younger brother Machida Hiroshi.
These two people are key to Machida's murder plan. If one of them takes the blame according to the plan, the other will also find it difficult to escape charges of accomplice or instigation.
At that time, as the person with the closest kinship among the living, he would naturally be the most qualified to inherit Machida Shuzo's legacy.
Instead of wasting money on meaningless bird conservation efforts, we should support his artistic endeavors; perhaps he could become a renowned artist.
"Dad, instead of using that money to care for those migratory birds, you should use it to take care of your son!"
"That's right, my clothing store is about to be sold to someone else, why can't you use that money to help me out?!"
Machida Shuzo slammed his fist on the table and stood up, shouting angrily, "Enough! Money, money, money! All you care about is money, and in front of the guests no less! Honestly!"
The two shrank back, whether from fear or cold, it was hard to tell: "What does it matter? We're father and son, father and daughter."
"Hmph—instead of wasting time worrying about this kind of thing, you should go see your mother lying in her grave. That'll bring you money!"
After saying that, Machida Shuzo turned his attention to his younger brother: "You're the one who called them back and told them about this?"
Machida nodded. He had already prepared his explanation: "Because I was worried that they would come and make a scene after they found out about this, I called them over in advance to discuss it. However, it was indeed wrong of me to make this decision on my own. Please don't be angry."
"What a busybody."
At 5 p.m. this afternoon, the lawyer will bring the prepared will and related documents. Once Machida Shuzo signs and stamps them, the matter will be settled, and there will be no room for negotiation.
That is certainly true, at least from a legal perspective.
After saying that, Machida Shuzo left the room to check on the red-crowned cranes that had been injured a few days ago and those that had been rescued today.
The siblings looked extremely unhappy, making no attempt to hide their dissatisfaction with their father.
But that's normal. There are quite a few people in the world who turn against each other over hundreds of thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars. Three hundred million yen is roughly equivalent to 15 million.
In this day and age, who dares to say this isn't a huge sum of money?
"Damn old man, lady, what should we do?"
It's clear that Machida Hiroshi, the younger brother, doesn't have much of his own opinion, while Machida Noriko, the older sister who runs a clothing store, is the backbone of the family.
"We need to go find that lawyer. No matter what, spending 300 million on red-crowned cranes is outrageous and we have to stop it."
Conan put his hands behind his head, inwardly complaining, "Oh dear, how did I end up living in another troubled family again?!"
Suddenly, Conan felt a very strong gaze. He turned his head and saw Ai Haibara with a strange yet relieved expression, her gaze shifting between him and Akutagawa Hiko.
After learning about the existence of supernatural things in the world, Ai Haibara seriously discussed the concept of "event constitution" with Hiko Akutagawa. The final conclusion was that it involved fate, which is the most mysterious of all supernatural phenomena and even belongs to the realm of legend.
As if cursed, he encountered murders wherever he went.
Although they were all things that had been accumulating for a long time and were ready to erupt at any moment, it was still too much of a coincidence that they happened to be passing by.
A week had passed peacefully, and Ai thought something big was brewing. Fortunately, the second shoe has finally hit the ground, and it's a normal event that's still manageable.
As long as they keep an eye on those few lethal weapons, such as shotguns and crossbows, there won't be any problems; she and Kudo can handle them together.
"Hey, what are you looking at?"
Ai ignored Conan's attempt to talk to her, gave him a disdainful look, and quickly walked over to Professor Agasa, leaving Conan completely bewildered.